Factors influencing physical activity in pregnancy : a systematic review
Lack of physical activity in pregnancy may lead to poor maternal and perinatal outcomes including gestational diabetes, hypertensive disorders and postpartum depression. Given these risks, identifying factors that influence physical activity in pregnancy is crucial to planning and implementing ap...
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Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2022
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19661/1/5_ms0562_pdf_88936.pdf http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19661/ https://www.medicineandhealthukm.com/toc/17/1 |
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| Summary: | Lack of physical activity in pregnancy may lead to poor maternal and perinatal
outcomes including gestational diabetes, hypertensive disorders and postpartum
depression. Given these risks, identifying factors that influence physical activity
in pregnancy is crucial to planning and implementing appropriate interventional
programmes and managing this vulnerable group. Peer reviewed articles on factors
influencing physical activity in pregnancy were searched using the Pub-Med and
Ovid databases, from 2014 to 2019. The selected articles were reviewed by two
authors and critically appraised using the Mixed Methods Assessment Tool 2018. A
total of 16 articles were included. Factors that positively influenced physical activity
in pregnancy were fun, higher economic status, early trimester, and higher body
weight. Factors that negatively influenced physical activity in pregnancy were lack
of knowledge, lack of social support, multiparity, physical pain and discomfort,
ethnic minority status, and concern for the safety of the baby. Fun was one of the
most reported motivators of physical activity in pregnancy, and the most reported
reason for reduced physical activity was lack of knowledge. Additionally, social
support from friends and family played an important role in encouraging pregnant
women to be active. This systematic review highlights the need to improve current
health education programmes for physical activity in pregnancy, which should
ideally be extended and targeted to the whole community, beyond pregnant
women themselves for better uptake and acceptance. |
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